inflation
noun
/ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/
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- An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas or liquid.
- (economics) An increase in the quantity of money, leading to a devaluation of existing money, adjusted for by way of higher nominal values.
- (cosmology) An extremely rapid expansion of the universe, theorized to have occurred very shortly after the Big Bang.
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inflation
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inflate
verb
/ənˈflæɪt/
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/ɪnˈfleɪt/
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/ɪnˈflæɪt/
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- (transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
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gonfler,
enfler
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- (intransitive) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
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gonfler,
se gonfler
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inflated
adjective
/ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/
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- Filled with air or fluid
- (figuratively) Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego)
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gonflé
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inflatable
adjective
/ɪnˈfleɪtəbəl/
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- Able to be inflated or blown up.
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gonflable,
pneumatique
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inflatable
noun
/ɪnˈfleɪtəbəl/
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- (nautical) A boat or dinghy that may be inflated when needed.
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bateau gonflable,
bateau pneumatique
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